Shade and curtain bracket.



PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907.

M. S. MGNEESB.

SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 26,1907.

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MATTHEW S. MCNEESE, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed March 26, 1907. Serial No. 364,621.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known t; it I, MATTHEW S. MoNEnsn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Brighton. in the county of Beaver and State oiPennsylvania, have invented certain new and uscl'ul Improvements inShade and (urtain Brackets, of which the following is a specitication.

Tl; is invention relates to co Inbincd si: ade and curtain brackets, theobject being to provide an improved bracket wiici: will support; both acurtain and a sliade, and wii icl can be extended to tit any window.

Tl e device is provided wit removable curtain pole holders, w] ich. canbe taken off when not needed, and these holders are provided w' noveland improved means for attaci. iug the same to t: .e supporting bar ofthe in'acket.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a front view oi the device. view. Fig. 3 is an end view.

ug speci tically to the drawings, th e supporting bar of the bracket orrolder consists of two strips oi sheet metal. 6 and 7. which slidelengthwise in contact; with each other, to lengthen or shorten the bar.Each strip has at the end tongues S which are bent over the other strip,and which serve to hold the strips together and also to allow them to beslid in or out as desired. Each strip also has, near its outer end, ahanger 9, and provided with ahole l0 to receive a screw or nail wherebythe device may be hung from a window casing. Also, each striplas ahole11 whereby it may be tacked directly to ti e window casing if desired.\Yhen hung Fig. 2 is a top by means ol the hangers 9, angle screws 12are prel'erably used, on which the device can be readily hung, or asreadily removed. Each strip is also provided with holes 13, close to itsupper end, whereby it may be attached to a strip orbead in a windowcasing, if it should be desired to locate the hanger below the head ofthe casing. Tl'ie outer ends of the strips 6 and 7 are bent out at aright angle to form shade brackets 14, which are provided with the usualhole and slot to receive the spindle oi the shade roller.

The removable curtain pole holders or brackets are mounted upon the endsof the bar formed as above stated. Each curtain pole holder consists ofa short strip 15 of metal having tongues 16 and 17 projectingrespectively from the upper and lower edges of the strip and bentinwardly in front of the strip, in opposite directions. Fixed to thestrip is an arm 18 which projects upwardly therefrom and then outwardlyor forwardly and is provided at its front end with a semicircular bendto receive the curtain pole. The curtain pole holders may be locatedalong the main strips 6 and 7 at-any place desired. They are attached byturning the same until the main strips will enter between the tongues 16and 17, and then swinging the holder down or back to cause said tongues16 and 17 to engage or hook over opposite edges of the main strip. Then,the weight 01 the curtain and pole causes said tongues to grip the stripand holds the whole bracket in place. As stated, the curtain pole holder may be set on the main strip, at any place desired, the shortstrip 15 thereof being placed against the back of the main strip, so asnot to interfere with the shade brackets 14 and to allow the poleholders to be set out beyond the ends of the main bars, as shown in thedrawing.

The device may be very cheaply constructed, since all the parts may bestamped out of sheet or strip metal, and no castings or special partsare necessary.

The manner in which the curtain pole support is attached to the mainstrips allows it to be detached or attac .ed instantly. To detach thesame it is only necessary to tilt or turn the device up to disengage thetongues. There are no screws or other iastenings to take out, yet whenonce set the holder will remain in place, the tongues 16 and .17 beingmade so as to lit or bind snugly against the edge of the strips.

I claim: i

A combined shade and curtain bracket comprising a pair of stripsextensibly connected together and bent at ,the outer ends to form shadebrackets, and curtain pole supports comprising short strips havingprojecting arms extending verticall therefrom and bent outwardly at thetop to support a pole and also having hooked tongues cngageabie overopposite edges of the main strips at various positions along the same.

In testimonywhereof 1 afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MATTHEW S. MCNEESE.

Witnesses S. L. FKIDIGER, J. LEWIS.

